1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs
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The 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship of the National Hockey League
(NHL), began after the conclusion of the 1993–94 NHL season. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Stanley Cup.
The playoffs ended when the New York Rangers
defeated the Vancouver Canucks
in the seventh game of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals
.
For the first time in history, all four former WHA
teams (Edmonton, Hartford, Quebec, and Winnipeg) failed to make the playoffs in the same year. This would not happen again until 2007
a decade after the three latter teams relocated. Also, for the first time in history, every Original Six
team made the playoffs in the same season. This would happen again two years later
.
Wayne Gretzky
missed the playoffs for the first of 4 times in his career.
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Pittsburgh (2) vs. Washington (7)
Date
Away
Home
OT
April 17
Washington 5
3 Pittsburgh
April 19
Washington 1
2 Pittsburgh
April 21
Pittsburgh 0
2 Washington
April 23
Pittsburgh 1
4 Washington
April 25
Washington 2
3 Pittsburgh
April 27
Pittsburgh 3
6 Washington
Washington wins series 4–2
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Boston (4) vs. Montreal (5)
Date
Away
Home
OT
April 16
Montreal 2
3 Boston
April 18
Montreal 3
2 Boston
April 21
Boston 6
3 Montreal
April 23
Boston 2
5 Montreal
April 25
Montreal 2
1 Boston
OT
April 27
Boston 3
2 Montreal*
April 29
Montreal 3
5 Boston
Boston wins series 4–3
* Last playoff game at the Montreal Forum.
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Calgary (2) vs. Vancouver (7)
Date
Away
Home
OT
April 18
Vancouver 5
0 Calgary
April 20
Vancouver 5
7 Calgary
April 22
Calgary 4
2 Vancouver
April 24
Calgary 3
2 Vancouver
April 26
Vancouver 2
1 Calgary
OT
April 28
Calgary 2
3 Vancouver
OT
April 30
Vancouver 4
3 Calgary
2 OT
Vancouver wins series 4–3
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Dallas (4) vs. St. Louis (5)
Date
Away
Home
OT
April 17
St. Louis 3
5 Dallas
April 20
St. Louis 2
4 Dallas
April 22
Dallas 5
4 St. Louis
OT
April 24
Dallas 2
1 St. Louis†
Dallas wins series 4–0
* Last playoff game at Chicago Stadium.
† Last playoff game at the St. Louis Arena.
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New Jersey (3) vs. Boston (4)
Date
Away
Home
OT
May 1
Boston 2
1 New Jersey
May 3
Boston 6
5 New Jersey
OT
May 5
New Jersey 4
2 Boston
May 7
New Jersey 5
4 Boston
OT
May 9
Boston 0
2 New Jersey
May 11
New Jersey 5
3 Boston
New Jersey wins series 4–2
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Dallas (4) vs. Vancouver (7)
Date
Away
Home
OT
May 2
Vancouver 6
4 Dallas
May 4
Vancouver 3
0 Dallas
May 6
Dallas 4
3 Vancouver
May 8
Dallas 1
2 Vancouver
OT
May 10
Dallas 2
4 Vancouver
Vancouver wins series 4–1
and New Jersey Devils
met in the 1994 Eastern Conference final. This was the first Conference Final since 1985
not to feature either the Boston Bruins or the Montreal Canadiens
.
in five games, while the Devils had just defeated the Boston Bruins in six games (after losing the first two games of the series at home). New York was trying to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since , while the Devils were trying to advance to their first-ever Cup Finals. The Rangers and Devils finished 1–2 respectively in the NHL during the regular season. Despite the two teams strong regular season records, the Rangers entered the series heavily favored as they had swept the regular season six game series with the Devils. This series was the second time that the Rangers and Devils had met in the post season. The series also cemented the legitimacy of the Hudson River rivalry
. The series is also recognized as one of the greatest series in NHL history.
tied the game on a scramble in front of New York goaltender Mike Richter. The Devils went on to win the game on Stephane Richer's breakaway goal at 15:23 of the second overtime.
, for games three and four. Like Game 1, Game 3 went into double overtime but this time it was New York who won, 3–2, on Stephane Matteau
's goal at 6:13 of the second overtime period.
made a highly publicized guarantee that New York would win Game 6. After trailing New Jersey by a score of 2–1 after two periods, Messier himself scored a third-period hat trick to rally the Rangers to a 4–2 victory.
and New York's Mike Richter
. Brian Leetch
gave the Rangers a 1–0 lead in the second period. Richter, who had shut out the Devils for over 59 minutes, conceded Devils forward Valeri Zelepukin
the game-tying goal with just 7.7 seconds remaining in regulation. The two teams played into double overtime for the third time in the series, and for the second time in the series, it was Stephane Matteau
who scored the game winner. With his a wrap-around goal coming at 4:24 of the second overtime period, the Rangers won the game 2–1 win and the series 4–3.
and Vancouver Canucks
met in the 1994 Western Conference final. Toronto was coming off a tough seven-game series win against the San Jose Sharks
while Vancouver was fresh off a 4-1 series win against the Dallas Stars
. The Maple Leafs were hoping to make it to Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since winning the championship in , while the Canucks had not made it to the Cup Finals since their Cinderella
run in .
Toronto won game one at Maple Leaf Gardens
on Peter Zezel's goal at 16:55 of the first overtime period. After that, however, the Maple Leafs could not seem to slow down the bigger, more-powerful Canucks. Vancouver edged Toronto 4–3 in game two, and won shutouts at the Pacific Coliseum
in games three and four, by scores of 2–0 and 4–0 respectively. Down three games to one and facing elimination, the Maple Leafs played much better in game five on Tuesday, May 24 in Vancouver. They pushed Vancouver to double overtime but it was Vancouver forward Greg Adams who beat Leafs goaltender Felix Potvin
just 14 seconds into the second overtime period to give the Canucks a 4–3 win and a 4–1 series win.
In a back-and-forth series that went the maximum, the Rangers won the Cup, their fourth title, and first since .
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL), began after the conclusion of the 1993–94 NHL season. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Stanley Cup.
The playoffs ended when the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
defeated the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
in the seventh game of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals
1994 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1994 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven playoff series contested between the Eastern Conference champion New York Rangers and Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League...
.
For the first time in history, all four former WHA
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
teams (Edmonton, Hartford, Quebec, and Winnipeg) failed to make the playoffs in the same year. This would not happen again until 2007
2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 11, 2007. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the...
a decade after the three latter teams relocated. Also, for the first time in history, every Original Six
Original Six
The Original Six is a term for the group of six teams that composed the National Hockey League for the 25 seasons between the 1942–43 season and the 1967 NHL Expansion. These six teams are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and the...
team made the playoffs in the same season. This would happen again two years later
1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship of the National Hockey League , began in April, 1996. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a...
.
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,...
missed the playoffs for the first of 4 times in his career.
Playoff bracket
Eastern Conference
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| Date | Away | Home | OT |
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| April 17 | NY Islanders 0 | 6 NY Rangers | ||
| April 18 | NY Islanders 0 | 6 NY Rangers | ||
| April 21 | NY Rangers 5 | 1 NY Islanders | ||
| April 24 | NY Rangers 5 | 2 NY Islanders | ||
| NY Rangers wins series 4–0 | ||||
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| Date | Away | Home | OT |
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| April 17 | Buffalo 2 | 0 New Jersey | ||
| April 19 | Buffalo 1 | 2 New Jersey | ||
| April 21 | New Jersey 2 | 1 Buffalo | ||
| April 23 | New Jersey 3 | 5 Buffalo | ||
| April 25 | Buffalo 3 | 5 New Jersey | ||
| April 27 | New Jersey 0 | 1 Buffalo | 4 OT | |
| April 29 | Buffalo 1 | 2 New Jersey | ||
| New Jersey wins series 4–3 | ||||
Western Conference
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| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18 | San Jose 5 | 4 Detroit | ||
| April 20 | San Jose 0 | 4 Detroit | ||
| April 22 | Detroit 3 | 2 San Jose | ||
| April 23 | Detroit 3 | 4 San Jose | ||
| April 26 | Detroit 4 | 6 San Jose | ||
| April 28 | San Jose 1 | 7 Detroit | ||
| April 30 | San Jose 3 | 2 Detroit | ||
| San Jose wins series 4–3 | ||||
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| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18 | Chicago 1 | 5 Toronto | ||
| April 20 | Chicago 0 | 1 Toronto | OT | |
| April 22 | Toronto 4 | 5 Chicago | ||
| April 24 | Toronto 3 | 4 Chicago | OT | |
| April 26 | Chicago 0 | 1 Toronto | ||
| April 28 | Toronto 1 | 0 Chicago* | ||
| Toronto wins series 4–2 | ||||
† Last playoff game at the St. Louis Arena.
Conference Semi-finals
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| Date | Away | Home | OT |
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| May 1 | Washington 3 | 6 NY Rangers | ||
| May 3 | Washington 2 | 5 NY Rangers | ||
| May 5 | NY Rangers 3 | 0 Washington | ||
| May 7 | NY Rangers 2 | 4 Washington | ||
| May 9 | Washington 3 | 4 NY Rangers | ||
| NY Rangers win series 4–1 | ||||
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| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2 | San Jose 3 | 2 Toronto | ||
| May 4 | San Jose 1 | 5 Toronto | ||
| May 6 | Toronto 2 | 5 San Jose | ||
| May 8 | Toronto 8 | 3 San Jose | ||
| May 10 | Toronto 2 | 5 San Jose | ||
| May 12 | San Jose 2 | 3 Toronto | OT | |
| May 14 | San Jose 2 | 4 Toronto | ||
| Toronto wins series 4–3 | ||||
Eastern Conference Final
The New York RangersNew York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
and New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
met in the 1994 Eastern Conference final. This was the first Conference Final since 1985
1985 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship of the National Hockey League began on April 10, after the conclusion of the 1984–85 NHL season...
not to feature either the Boston Bruins or the Montreal Canadiens
Bruins–Canadiens rivalry
The rivalry between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League is considered "one of the greatest rivalries in sports," along with the Yankees – Red Sox and Bears–Packers rivalries...
.
Background
The Rangers had just dispatched the Washington CapitalsWashington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
in five games, while the Devils had just defeated the Boston Bruins in six games (after losing the first two games of the series at home). New York was trying to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since , while the Devils were trying to advance to their first-ever Cup Finals. The Rangers and Devils finished 1–2 respectively in the NHL during the regular season. Despite the two teams strong regular season records, the Rangers entered the series heavily favored as they had swept the regular season six game series with the Devils. This series was the second time that the Rangers and Devils had met in the post season. The series also cemented the legitimacy of the Hudson River rivalry
Devils–Rangers rivalry
The New Jersey Devils - New York Rangers Rivalry , exist between two National Hockey League teams in the New York metropolitan area...
. The series is also recognized as one of the greatest series in NHL history.
Game 1
With a minute remaining in Game 1 at Madison Square Garden, New York was leading 3–2. However, Devils forward Claude LemieuxClaude Lemieux
Claude Percy Lemieux is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He last played for the San Jose Sharks before announcing his retirement on July 8, 2009. He is one of only ten players in Stanley Cup history to win the Cup with three different teams. His 80 career playoff goals are the...
tied the game on a scramble in front of New York goaltender Mike Richter. The Devils went on to win the game on Stephane Richer's breakaway goal at 15:23 of the second overtime.
Game 3
The series then turned to the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJEast Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....
, for games three and four. Like Game 1, Game 3 went into double overtime but this time it was New York who won, 3–2, on Stephane Matteau
Stephane Matteau
Stéphane Matteau is a former National Hockey League player.As a member of the New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup Championship team, Matteau is most remembered for scoring two overtime goals in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New Jersey Devils...
's goal at 6:13 of the second overtime period.
Game 6
Despite the fact that his team trailed in the series 3–2, Rangers captain Mark MessierMark Messier
Mark Douglas Messier is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre of the National Hockey League and current special assistant to the president and general manager of the New York Rangers. He spent a quarter of a century in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver...
made a highly publicized guarantee that New York would win Game 6. After trailing New Jersey by a score of 2–1 after two periods, Messier himself scored a third-period hat trick to rally the Rangers to a 4–2 victory.
Game 7
Game 7, played at Madison Square Garden, was a goaltending battle between New Jersey's Martin BrodeurMartin Brodeur
Martin Pierre Brodeur is a French-Canadian ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the New Jersey Devils. In his 19-year tenure with the Devils, he has won three Stanley Cup championships and has been in the playoffs every year but two...
and New York's Mike Richter
Mike Richter
Michael Thomas Richter is a former ice hockey goaltender. One of the most successful American-born goaltenders in history, he is best known for having led the New York Rangers to the Stanley Cup title in 1994 and for repeatedly representing the United States in international play. Due to his...
. Brian Leetch
Brian Leetch
Brian Joseph Leetch is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 18 National Hockey League seasons with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins. He is generally considered one of the top defensemen in NHL history, being particularly noted for his...
gave the Rangers a 1–0 lead in the second period. Richter, who had shut out the Devils for over 59 minutes, conceded Devils forward Valeri Zelepukin
Valeri Zelepukin
Valeri Mikhailovich Zelepukin is a retired Russian ice hockey player who has played in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers and the Chicago Blackhawks between 1991 and 2001. He is 6'1"", weighs 200 lbs and shoots left-handed...
the game-tying goal with just 7.7 seconds remaining in regulation. The two teams played into double overtime for the third time in the series, and for the second time in the series, it was Stephane Matteau
Stephane Matteau
Stéphane Matteau is a former National Hockey League player.As a member of the New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup Championship team, Matteau is most remembered for scoring two overtime goals in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New Jersey Devils...
who scored the game winner. With his a wrap-around goal coming at 4:24 of the second overtime period, the Rangers won the game 2–1 win and the series 4–3.
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| May 15 | New Jersey 4 | 3 NY Rangers | 2 OT | |
| May 17 | New Jersey 0 | 4 NY Rangers | ||
| May 19 | NY Rangers 3 | 2 New Jersey | 2 OT | |
| May 21 | NY Rangers 1 | 3 New Jersey | ||
| May 23 | New Jersey 4 | 1 NY Rangers | ||
| May 25 | NY Rangers 4 | 2 New Jersey | ||
| May 27 | New Jersey 1 | 2 NY Rangers | 2 OT | |
| NY Rangers wins series 4–3 and Prince of Wales Trophy Prince of Wales Trophy The Prince of Wales Trophy, also known as the Wales Trophy, is an award presented by the National Hockey League to the Eastern Conference playoff champions, prior to the final series of games for the Stanley Cup... |
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Western Conference Final
The Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
met in the 1994 Western Conference final. Toronto was coming off a tough seven-game series win against the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
while Vancouver was fresh off a 4-1 series win against the Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
. The Maple Leafs were hoping to make it to Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since winning the championship in , while the Canucks had not made it to the Cup Finals since their Cinderella
Cinderella (sports)
In American and Canadian sports, a Cinderella or "Cinderella Story" refers to a team or player who advances much further in a tournament or career than originally anticipated. Cinderellas tend to gain much media and fan attention as they move closer to the championship game at the end of the...
run in .
Toronto won game one at Maple Leaf Gardens
Maple Leaf Gardens
Maple Leaf Gardens is an indoor arena that was converted into a Loblawssupermarket and Ryerson University athletic centre in Toronto, on the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street in Toronto's Garden District.One of the temples of hockey, it was home to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the...
on Peter Zezel's goal at 16:55 of the first overtime period. After that, however, the Maple Leafs could not seem to slow down the bigger, more-powerful Canucks. Vancouver edged Toronto 4–3 in game two, and won shutouts at the Pacific Coliseum
Pacific Coliseum
Pacific Coliseum is an indoor arena, at Hastings Park, in Vancouver, British Columbia.Completed in 1968, at the former site of the Pacific National Exhibition, the arena currently holds 16,281, for ice hockey, though capacity at its opening was 15,713....
in games three and four, by scores of 2–0 and 4–0 respectively. Down three games to one and facing elimination, the Maple Leafs played much better in game five on Tuesday, May 24 in Vancouver. They pushed Vancouver to double overtime but it was Vancouver forward Greg Adams who beat Leafs goaltender Felix Potvin
Felix Potvin
Félix "The Cat" Potvin is a former National Hockey League goaltender.-QMJHL career:From 1988 through to 1991 Potvin played with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team...
just 14 seconds into the second overtime period to give the Canucks a 4–3 win and a 4–1 series win.
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| Date | Away | Home | OT |
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| May 16 | Vancouver 2 | 3 Toronto | OT | |
| May 18 | Vancouver 4 | 3 Toronto | ||
| May 20 | Toronto 0 | 4 Vancouver | ||
| May 22 | Toronto 0 | 2 Vancouver | ||
| May 24 | Toronto 3 | 4 Vancouver | 2OT | |
| Vancouver wins series 4–1 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Clarence S. Campbell Bowl The Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, or simply the Campbell Bowl, is a National Hockey League trophy awarded to the Western Conference playoff champions. It is named after Clarence S. Campbell, who served as President of the NHL from to . The trophy itself is constructed of sterling silver, crafted in... |
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Stanley Cup Final
The Rangers were making their tenth appearance in the Final, first since . For Vancouver, it was their second, first since . With the Rangers having 112 points against Vancouver's 85, the 27 point difference was the largest point differential between two teams in a Stanley Cup Final since 1982 when 41 points separated the New York Islanders (118) and Vancouver (77).In a back-and-forth series that went the maximum, the Rangers won the Cup, their fourth title, and first since .
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| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | OT |
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| May 31 | Vancouver | 3 | New York | 2 | OT | |
| June 2 | Vancouver | 1 | New York | 3 | ||
| June 4 | New York | 5 | Vancouver | 1 | ||
| June 7 | New York | 4 | Vancouver | 2 | ||
| June 9 | Vancouver | 6 | New York | 3 | ||
| June 11 | New York | 1 | Vancouver | 4 | ||
| June 14 | Vancouver | 2 | New York | 3 | ||
| New York Rangers wins series 4–3 and Stanley Cup Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug... |
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| Brian Leetch Brian Leetch Brian Joseph Leetch is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 18 National Hockey League seasons with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins. He is generally considered one of the top defensemen in NHL history, being particularly noted for his... (NY Rangers) wins Conn Smythe Trophy Conn Smythe Trophy The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup playoffs. The Conn Smythe Trophy has been awarded 46 times to 40 players since the 1964–65 NHL season... |
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See also
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- 1994 NHL Entry Draft1994 NHL Entry DraftThe 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28–29, 1994.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
- 1994 in sports1994 in sports1994 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* January 29 – death of Ulrike Maier , Austrian skier, who broke her neck when she crashed during a World Cup downhill race at Garmisch-Partenkirchen...